Combination-garment.



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COMBINATION GARMENT. APPLICATION FILED SEPT-18.19184 Patented Nov. 19 1918.

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especially ADAM SOLLEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMBINATION-GARMENT.

Application filed September 18, 1918.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ADAM SOLLEN, a citizen of Russia, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful lmprovements in Combination-Garments, of which the following is a. specification.

lhis invention relates to combination garments and has particular EIPPllflltlOl] to a suit of this character adapted to be worn, during cold and inclement weather, by workmen engaged in outdoor tasks, persons participating in outdoor sports and others desiring or requiring protection against severe climatic conditions.

' As is well known, the usual overalls, sweaters, coats, trousers and the like, worn by mechanics and others working outdoors. and the winter sport suits used by hunters, golfers, fishermen, and other sportsmen. afil'ord but inadequate protection and warmth when the wearer is exposed to the rigorous, penetrating cold experiencedv from time to time throughout the winter season. In fact, during exceedingly severe spells of winter weather it is often impossible for a person to work or to indulge in sport outdoors with any degree of physical comfort or safety, unless resort be had to the expedient of wearing or wrapping up in several extra coats, sweaters, leggings. mufllers and other articles of apparel. Such a bundle of clothing is not only cumbersome. heavy anl annoying, interfering with the free movement and muscular activity of the -\\earer, but the contiguous or meeting portions of the separate garments and the lapping sections thereof form gaps or spaces through which the cold air passes, or percolates so that at the best such extra clothing does not sat.is factorily exclude the cold, and therefore gives but inadequate protection. It is the purpose of this invention to obviate all of the above objections recited as incident to the character of clothing worn outdoors during rigorous weather, for I provide a combination garment which will not only give adequate protection to the wearer. but is of such light weight as to be worn with comfort and convenience, free from the heavy, burdensome, dragging sensation which results from thewearing of several extra garments. Furthermore, one of the essential and exceedingly valuable features of my improved garment, and a facto which will apflpee lileatien of Letters retest.

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peal forcibly to the Workman or sportsman is that it is so cut and constructed that whenworn it w'll permit all possible freedom of movement of the body and the limbs, irrespective of the position the person may assume in the performance of the task or occupation. For example, a mechanic working outdoors upon a particular job may have to stoop, bend, twist and turn in dozens of various positions in the performance of his task, and it is desirable and important that there be as little strain. pfill or straps, or other interference of the clothing upon the muscles of the body and limbs, or in other words, that the muscular activity be untrammeled, because, as will be obvious, the pulling and binding of the clothing not only tires and decreases the eli'iciency of the person, but has a tendency to interfere with the accurate performance of the task.

With my suit no binding or pulling action is exercised, no matter what position the penetrate, and therefore the garment may be worn without other extra pieces of cloth ing, such as jackets, sweaters. leggings, or the like, this also tending to increase the comfort of the wearer by decreasing the weight of the clothing required.

I also aim to provide a combination garment which will embody the desired features of neatness, simplicity and utility, and which may be manufactured and marketed at a relatively low cost.

With the above" recited objects and others of a similar nature in view. my invention consists in the construction; combination and arrangement of parts set forth in and fallin within the scope of the appended claims.

n the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is a perspective view looking at the front of my improved suit as it appears when worn by a person.

Fig. 2 is a similar view looking at the rear.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the upper portion or the coat section of the garment with a collar shown as elevated and in position to protect the neck and ears and lower portion of the face of the wearer.

Fig. 4c is a front View of the coat and waist section of the garment with the arms extended illustrating the looseness which gives the requisite freedom of movement to the arms of the wearer.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the trousers showing the position assumed to give freedom to the legs of the wearer .when kneeling.

Fig. 6 is a plan rigw of one of the back sections of the coat prior to sewing.

Fig. 7 is a similar view of one of the front sections of the coat prior to sewing.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of a back section of the trousers.

Fig. 9 is a similar view of a front section of the trousers.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of a portion of the quilted material from which the suit is made.

Fig. 11 is a cross sectional View through the quilted material.

Figs. 12 and 13 are perspective views of sections of the multiply quilted material, such as may be used in the manufacture of the garment.

Fig. 1a is a vertical cross sectional View taken through the collar of the coat.

Fig. 15 is a view of the cuff portion of a trousers leg showing a modified form of tightening or fastening means.

Referring now to the accompanying drawingsin detail, the letter A indicates the coat and B designates the trousers of my improved combination suit. Both the coat and trousers are formed throughout of multiply quilted material, such as is shown in Figs. 10 to 13, inclusive. The form of multiply quilt-stitched material which I prefer to employ is shown in Figs. 10 and 11 and is indicated, by the letter C. In this form the material is made up of three plies of fabric,

and includes an outer layer 1, of khaki, or

other suitable cloth, which may be waterproofed or not, as "desired, an intermediate layer 2 of suitable relatively soft and flexible heat-retaining material, such as felt, and an inner or lininglayer 3, of lining cloth, such as canvas or the like, these three layers or plies of material being connected in the piece by cross stitching s, such as is com monly known as quilt stitching. In the modified form of material shown in Fig. 12, in addition to the outer or khaki layer 1, the intermediate felt layer 2 and the lining .or canvas layer 3, I may also employ an additional layer 4 of paper, such as that commonly known as crinkled paper, this being preferably interposed between the outer or khaki piece 1 and the felt layer 2, and acts as a heat-retaining layer, paper of course possessing this well known characteristic. In case it is desired to make a very light weight suit, and to dispense with the more expensive felt layer 2, I may make the multiply piece of material as is shown in Fig. 13, by omitting the felt layer 2, and simply employing a paper layer l between the outer layer 1 and the lining layer 3; in'every instance, however, as shown in said Figs. 10 to 13, inclusive, the quilt stitching s is used. Whether I employ the quilt stitched multiply fabric shown in Fig. 10, or, that shown in Figs. 12 and 13, such material may be made in the large piece or bolt, and Iwhen the suits are "to be cut therefrom, a number of the large pieces may be imposed one on the other to form a pile and a number of suits, or parts of suits cut therefrom in one operation by machines now well known for cutting piles. of cloth. Thus a considerable saving of expense and labor maybe made in the manufacture of garments,

The coat A comprises two similar front sections 5 and two similar back sections 6. One of the cut but unstitched front sections of the coat is shown in Fig. 7 and a similar back section of the coat is shown in Fig; 6. The vertical edges 7 and 8 of each front section 5 of the coat are cut straight and approximately parallel, and the vertical edges 9 and 10 of each back section are likewise so cut. Thus when a front and back coat section are joined by stitching the straight edge 8 of the frontseotion to thestraight edge 10 of the adjacent back section, thereby forming the side seam of the coat, the straight edge 7 of the front section will lie at the front of the coat while the edge 9 of the back section will lie at the center of the back of the coat and is intended to be united with the similar edge of the other back section, thereby forming the central back seam of the coat. The front and back sections of the coat are out much longer and wider than is usually the case, and on straight lines as above mentioned, so that when stitched together to form the con'lpletc coat, the armholes or sleeve openings 11 will lie beyond the shoulders of the person and well down toward the biceps, so that when the sleeves, 13 are fixed in the sleeve openings the sleeve seams 14 will lie below the shoulders and encircle the arms, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. At the same time such an arrangement will give relatively long shoul dcr scams 15, thus allowing plenty of room for the play of the shoulders in the arms, and permitting the person to raise the arms, as will be understood by reference to Fig. 4, or to lower the same, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, without any pulling, binding or drawing. The sleeves 13 are also of relativelyrgreat width and looseness, and somewhat of balloon formation, especially at the elbows, as indicated at 16, so that perfect freedom lessies a .urality of buttons and buttonholes indicate at 18 being employed for tightening or loor nnig the calls, as in very (old be desirable to tighten the around the wrist to avoid the but: cold air to the sleeves. The coat is'providrdwill) a storm collar 19, w 'cli shown lll cross section in T weather it ig. ll, comprises an outer sectionof 3-ply qui ted material, such as is shown in Fig. 10, and indicated. at 20 in said Fiq. 14:. The longitudinal edges of this section 20 are tin'ned in, as shown at 21 and 22, the edge 21 being stitched to a single thickness of lin- ,3, shown 2%, while the edge of el-ply i'naterial 20 is stitched through the Ind f the coat and through the edge 28 of the lining 23, so that coat collar is applied to the coat, there is no rough edge visible and a collar of exceeding flexibility and ncatness result-S. ()ne front edge 27 of the collar overlaps the other front edge 28 to a considerable degree, as shown in Fig. t, so that when the collar is turned up, as shown in Fig. 3, the neck and ltnver portion of the face will be completely ein'eloped, and as the collar may be oned. by the adjustable neck band strap the storm strap 30, access oi cold air through the laps of the col lar will be prevented. The collar is made of such width and depth as to completely envelop the neck, ears, the lower portion of the face as well as the upper portion of the throat. Tne front of the coat may be closed in any suitablemanner, as by button and buttonhole arrangement. For this purpose a cloth strip 31, preferably of a single thickness. stitched to one of the front edges of the coat and is provided with buttonholes 32 for receiving buttons 33 sewed to the other front section of thecoat. The strip 31 is preferably made of a single thick ncss, because it gives aneater appearance and will not fray or wear as rapidly as if it were made of the multiply quilted mate rial. it the same time, as the front edges of the coat overlap. the buttonhole strip, which forms an edging strip, will prevent the entrance of cold air. To the bottom of the coat is stitched a belt 34-, adjustable at the front by means of a buckle and strap arrangement, shown at 35, so that the coat may be drawn snugly and tightly about the waist of the wearer. Inasmuch as the peculiar manner of cutting and stitching together the front and back sections of the coat will give to the body of the latter a full. loose bag-like effect, and as the belt of the coat is intended to fit the waist snugly,"

the bottom section of said coat is tucked,

plaited or tacked during the stitching operation at suitable intervals, as shown at 36, so that when worn, the coat will present a loose, full, blouse-like appearance, as clearly understood by reference to Figs. 1 and 2. The belt may be provided With buttonholes as shown at 37 for buttons 3'? on the waist band 34; of the trousers of the garment as shown in Fig. In this connection, I will state that, in the mam'zfacture of the garments, I prefer to nuke the belt of the coat of about the same size as the waist band of the trousers, with which it is to be worn, so as to obtain a snug, tight, fit, when the combination garment is complete. For example, if the trousers waistband is to be thirty-two inches, the belt of the coat is likewise made of substantially the same size. Instead of employing the buttonhole and button arrangement for securingthe coat and trousers together, any other suitable fastening means, such as ball and socket fasteners, hooks and eyes, and the like, may be employed.

The trousers sections B are also made throughout of the multiply quilted ma tcrial, and each leg oil the trousers comprises a front section. 38 and a back section 39, stitched together on the outside scam a' l and the inside seam -11, the back sections being united by the usual seat seam 42. The leg sections are cut from the multiply mnterial so that when united they form trousers having a substantially snug aist line, and a wide, loose or baggy hip section b, the legs ballooning or widening at the knee, as shown at 5 and also at the calf, as shown at Z), and then tapering into relatively narrow cull-like bottoms 5 which may be drawn tightly about the ankle through lacing 4% closing the slit 45, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, or straps and buckles, as shown at 4A in Fig. 15, or any other suitable fastening means may be employed. The purpose of the slits in the .lcottolmi or culls of the trousers of course is to provide ample space, and the fastening means are loosened, to permit the insertion and passage of the feet, even when shoes are worn, the bottoms or cuffs being subsequently tightened to prevent the entranc of air, and also to allow leggings to be wdrn, if desired and to avoid the use of unnecessary surplus material. By

making the legs and seat sections of the trousers relatively wide and baggy, and by so cutting the material as to form balloonlike sections at the calves, and which termimate in relatively narrow culls constituting the bottom of the trousers, I provide for permitting the free movement of the limbs, in kneeling, stooping, bending and the like, as there is no section of the trousers to bind, pull or draw against the: muscles. Each back section or" the trousers is formed wi h a V-shaped cut as shown at -16, which when at the waist-line.

While it is the purpose to connect the coat and the trousers at the waist so as'to constitute a single garment, yet at timesif desired, one may be worn independently of the other and different coat sections may be Worn with different trouser sections, or in other words, interchangeable.

It will be noted that I have provided a combination garment, formed throughout of quilt stitched multiply material, and while the garment will present a neat fitting, attractive appearance, the garment is sealed or closed at all laps against penetration by cold. Furthermore, it will be seen that the garment is sufliciently loose fitting at essential places, such as at the shoulders, elbow s, trunk, hips, knees and calves, to permit ease and freedom of movement on the part of the wearer irrespective of what position he may assume, as it is impossible for the garment to bind at these points. On the other hand, the garment fits tightly or snugly at points where the binding, pulling or drawing would not occur.

Such a garment will be found especially useful for outdoor workers, gunners, golfers and others, as while providin the necessary warmth and comfort, it -Wil not interfere with the agility or movements of the person, and being of comparatively light material, will not become burdensome when worn.

-While I have herein shown and described one particular embodiment of my invention, I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to all the precise details of construction herein set forth by Way of illustration, as modification and variation may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or exceeding the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A combination suit comprising a blouselike coat section the body of which is composed substantially throughout of multiply quilt-stitched fabric, said coat section having balloon-like sleeves, and a trousers section composed substantially throughout of multiply quilt-stitched fabric and having balloon-like leg portions, said coat andtrousers sections having sufiicient fullness in the body, sleeve and leg portions to permit free and unrestricted movement of the body shoulders of the wearer and down to a point adjacent the biceps of the wearers arms and also having balloon-like sleeves connected with the shoulder porti s and ternlnating in cuffs adapted to fit nuglv about the wrists, said trousers section having relatively wide knee portions and loose-fitting calf portions terminating in cuffsections adaptedto be tightened to fit snugly about the ankles of the wearer.

3. In a combination garment, a coat section composed substantially throughout of multiply quilt-stitched fabric, said coat section having a relatively loose, bag-like body portion terminating in a belt member adaptcd when fastened to give the body portiona blouse-like contour, balloon-like sleeve memhers conncctcd to the shoulders of the body portion, said sleeve members terminating in relatively narrow cuffs, and a quilted storm collar attached to the neck-band of the body portion and having overlapping free edge portions, and means for fastening such body portions of the collar in overlapping position.

4. In a combination garment, a coat section composed substantially throughout of multiply quilt-stitched fabric and having portions adapted to extend beyond the w a loose-fitting, bag-like body portion providcd with a belt adapted when fastened to give the body portion a blouse-like contour, the shoulders of the body portion being adapted to extend beyond the shoulders of the wcarcr and down toward the biceps of the wcarcrs arms, loose, balloon-like sleeves fastened to the shoulders of the coat sections, and having relatively wide elbow portions. said sleeves terminating in relatively narrow cuffs, and a storm collar also formed of quilted material connected with the neckband of the coat, said storm collar having overlapping front edge portions and strap members for fastening such edge portions in overlapping relation.

In a combination garme t, a trousers section formed substantially throughout of quilted material and having wide leg sections formed with relatively Wide, balloonlike knee portions and enlarged calf portions, said leg sections terminating in relatively narrow bottom portions adapted to fit snugly about the ankles of the wearer.

G. A combination cold-weather suit comprising a blouse-like coat section the body of which is composed of multiply quiltstitched fabric, said coat section having a contracted waist-band and balloon-like sleeves terminating in wrist-portions, and a trousers section composed of multiply quiltstitched fabric and having a contracted waist-band and balloon-like leg portions terminating in ankle embracing ends, said coat and trousers sections having suiiicient fullness to permit free and unrestricted movement of the body and limbs of the wearer, and means associated with the respective waist-bands of the two garment sections for detachably connecting them together at approximately the waist-line of the wea er.

7.1K combination garment comprising a coat formed of front sections and back sections, each section bein out to provide opposing vertical paralle edges of different lengths, the longer edges of the back section being stitched together to form the back of the coat, with the shorter edges of the back sections stitched to the shorter edges of the front sections to form the side seams of the coat, the longer vertical straight edges of the front section lying at the front opening of the coat, said 'coat section having relatively long shoulders extending beyond the shoulders of the wearer, relatively loose sleeves for said coat having enlarged elbow portions and relatively narrow cufi's, a collar connected to the neck-band of the coat and having overlapping front edge portions, said collar when elevated being of sufficient width to completely envelop the neck of the wearer, a trousers section having leg members provided with relatively wide knee and calf portions and terminating in adjustable cuffs adapted to fit snugly about the ankles of the wearer, a belt for the coat section adapted when fastened to give said coat section a blouse-like appearance, a waistband for the trousers section adapted to fit snugly about the waist of the wearer, and means for connecting the waistband with the belt.

8. A body-enveloping garment. made of quilted material secured adjustably about the neck, waist, wrists and ankles, fulled between these body sections to allow free-' dom for universal body movement.

9. A body-enveloping garment including a blouse-like coat section and a trousers section each made of pattern sections of multiply quilted material including an outer wearing fabric, an inner lining fabric and an intermediate felted layer all quiltstitched together, said garment sections being provided with means whereby portions thereof may be secured adjustably about the neck, waist, wrists and ankles of the wearer, and fulled between the body sections to allow unrestricted freedom for universal body and limb movements. 1 y

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set m I hand. a

} ADAM SOLLEN. 

